CHESLEY, J. E.

Operated by BRAKA OPERATING, L.L.C. (P-5 88563) in the LEE RAY (DUFFER LIME) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 85310District 7BField 52900426NGPA filingGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$643 k
Jan 1993 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$382
at the published price for each month
Months reported
401
no gaps in the span
Streams
1
gas

The Railroad Commission's own record for the field this lease produces from, including the spacing rule that governs how close together its wells may be drilled.

These are facts about the field, not about this lease. The field holds 42 leases and 44 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1927-10-16
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
1,320 ft
minimum
From a lease line
660 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 160 acres. The field rule took effect on 1981-09-14.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: EXPLORATION INC DATED 12/2/96. EFFECTIVE 12/1/96.

Severance-tax incentive filings

Applications the operator filed to have this lease's gas taxed at a reduced state rate. A filing is an application, and this page never calls one a reduction that was granted.

ProgrammeFilingsWith an approval dateDatedDocket
NGPA1none

This says nothing about a royalty. A severance tax is charged to the operator. Whether a reduced rate reaches a royalty owner depends on the wording of the lease instrument, which is a private contract this site does not hold.

What this lease produced, and what it was worth

Oil and condensate are valued on the volume the state records as disposed of; gas and casinghead gas on the volume produced. They are different columns of different files, and the difference is not cosmetic.

StreamBasisVolumeValue
GasProduction233,731 Mcf$643,491
Total$643,491

87,838 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 48 months, carries no value here. No free Texas wellhead gas price exists before 1997, so those months are left out of the total rather than valued at zero. The total above is therefore a floor, not an estimate.

Wells on this lease (1)

Every wellbore the Railroad Commission records against this lease key, with the depth, the last completion and the plug date exactly as filed. A well with no plug date is not stated to be producing — the state files no such flag.

These wells centre on 32.5177, -98.9953. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

32.51771, -98.99532 · centre of the wells drawn, derived

What these wells add up to

Every figure below is counted over all of this lease's wells, not over the rows listed above. The Railroad Commission files two facts about a well's state — a plug date and a proration-schedule flag — and a well can carry both, so they are published as separate counts and never merged into a status.

On the schedule
0.0%
0 of 1 wells
With a plug date
0.0%
0 of 1 wells
Median depth
3,925 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
no well filed both dates

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
00.0%
A plug date is filed
00.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
00.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
1100.0%

A plug date is the date the Commission recorded the wellbore as sealed with cement and abandoned. It is the only end-of-life fact Texas files. There is no "active" flag on a well, so this page does not print one — a well with no plug date is not stated to be producing.

How deep they were drilled

The one well that filed a depth was drilled to 3,925 ft.

Completions filed
Oct 1979
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-4293227923,925 ftOct 1979

The API number is the state's, prefixed 42 for Texas. A well is matched to this lease by the lease key the Commission files on the wellbore record, so a well that has moved between leases appears under each one it was filed against.

Every month this lease reported (401)

Volume × price = value, one row per cycle. The price columns are the same series published on the prices page — nothing here is modelled.

401 months

May 20260106.413.05$0
Apr 2026098.932.87$0
Mar 2026089.753.15$0
Feb 2026063.503.75$0
Jan 2026059.138.00$0
Dec 2025056.664.41$0
Nov 2025058.593.93$0
Oct 20252359.383.30$76
Sep 20253162.743.08$95
Aug 20252363.933.01$69
Jul 20251766.743.32$56
Jun 20252766.483.13$84
May 20252260.553.23$71
Apr 2025062.363.54$0
Mar 202511767.704.27$499
Feb 202516370.884.34$708
Jan 202513374.324.28$569
Dec 20248468.993.12$262
Nov 20245069.052.20$110
Oct 2024171.372.28$2
Sep 2024169.612.36$2
Aug 20242275.632.06$45
Jul 2024079.932.15$0
Jun 20241878.082.63$47
May 20245578.812.20$121
Apr 20243484.451.66$56
Mar 20246780.301.55$104
Feb 20247776.091.78$137
Jan 202414673.023.30$481
Dec 202310471.262.61$272
Nov 20235077.892.81$140
Oct 20232985.443.09$90
Sep 20236489.042.74$175
Aug 20233080.522.67$80
Jul 20238674.852.64$227
Jun 20239768.962.26$219
May 202310270.622.23$227
Apr 20239778.122.24$217
Mar 202310772.852.39$256
Feb 202319675.112.47$483
Jan 202318176.533.39$613
Dec 202218576.415.73$1,060
Nov 20227285.005.65$407
Oct 20228487.185.86$493
Sep 202211584.888.16$939
Aug 202210594.529.13$958
Jul 2022112101.587.54$845
Jun 202280115.097.98$638
May 2022163109.378.43$1,375
Apr 2022175104.226.84$1,197
Mar 202286108.885.08$437
Feb 20227191.054.86$345
Jan 202211081.844.54$499
Dec 20217671.323.90$296
Nov 20216577.435.24$340
Oct 20218879.795.71$503
Sep 20218669.865.35$460
Aug 202119166.024.22$806
Jul 202112270.783.98$486
Jun 202116769.493.38$565
May 202114563.483.02$438
Apr 202114960.362.76$411
Mar 202117161.302.72$465
Feb 202120957.805.55$1,160
Jan 202122650.412.81$635
Dec 202026044.642.68$696
Nov 202013538.772.71$365
Oct 20205336.972.48$131
Sep 20205337.091.99$106
Aug 20207139.982.39$169
Jul 20204738.371.83$86
Jun 20208334.901.69$140
May 20207716.921.81$140
Apr 20203714.751.80$67
Mar 20204530.341.86$84
Feb 20208349.881.98$164
Jan 20208457.252.09$176
Dec 201914259.012.30$327
Nov 20198955.302.75$245
Oct 20198853.472.42$213
Sep 20197455.052.66$197
Aug 20198953.112.30$205
Jul 20199556.272.46$234
Jun 20198552.782.49$212
May 201910558.482.74$288
Apr 20198662.632.75$237
Mar 20199656.803.06$294
Feb 20198350.852.79$232
Jan 201911646.033.23$374
Dec 201815446.594.19$645
Nov 201813552.934.24$572
Oct 201822461.443.40$761
Sep 201811859.543.11$367
Aug 201815059.403.07$460
Jul 201818865.142.93$551
Jun 201813960.183.08$428
May 201814365.382.90$415
Apr 201814763.842.90$426
Mar 201818961.222.79$527
Feb 201818761.782.77$517
Jan 201815662.874.01$625
Dec 201713457.272.92$391
Nov 201712755.423.12$396
Oct 201712449.292.98$370
Sep 201715047.523.09$463
Aug 201714745.373.00$442
Jul 201715143.873.09$466
Jun 201714742.493.09$454
May 201715645.373.26$509
Apr 201714547.933.21$466
Mar 201715246.772.98$454
Feb 201713450.452.95$396
Jan 201718849.413.42$643
Dec 201616048.763.72$596
Nov 201619442.492.64$513
Oct 201626546.193.09$819
Sep 201614641.553.10$453
Aug 201637841.442.92$1,105
Jul 201637041.622.92$1,082
Jun 201634145.352.69$916
May 201630542.521.99$607
Apr 201627836.561.99$554
Mar 201628933.011.79$518
Feb 201625926.472.06$534
Jan 201625827.352.36$610
Dec 201520232.362.00$404
Nov 201521338.792.17$462
Oct 201527243.552.43$660
Sep 201524342.992.76$670
Aug 201526940.162.87$773
Jul 201517448.152.95$512
Jun 201514956.152.88$430
May 201518855.212.96$556
Apr 201516249.822.71$438
Mar 201516242.892.93$475
Feb 201511244.662.98$333
Jan 201515843.433.10$490
Dec 201426054.693.59$934
Nov 201416370.464.25$693
Oct 201420678.303.90$804
Sep 201419786.164.05$797
Aug 201412389.394.04$496
Jul 20142696.564.18$109
Jun 20141598.164.74$71
May 2014094.734.73$0
Apr 2014295.944.81$10
Mar 20141295.895.06$61
Feb 20141397.406.19$81
Jan 201420990.404.86$1,016
Dec 201311391.824.35$492
Nov 201354788.853.74$2,045
Oct 201350897.423.78$1,920
Sep 2013570104.113.72$2,119
Aug 2013600104.253.52$2,114
Jul 2013614102.523.72$2,283
Jun 201352694.403.93$2,069
May 201361894.834.15$2,564
Apr 201352793.964.28$2,257
Mar 201344293.623.91$1,729
Feb 201353091.233.42$1,813
Jan 201356891.603.42$1,943
Dec 201256586.773.42$1,932
Nov 201253186.953.62$1,925
Oct 201257089.383.40$1,938
Sep 201255994.672.92$1,631
Aug 201263892.662.91$1,855
Jul 201262485.133.02$1,885
Jun 201262979.822.52$1,584
May 201263391.612.49$1,575
Apr 2012626101.652.00$1,250
Mar 2012620105.052.22$1,378
Feb 2012545101.102.57$1,401
Jan 201258998.092.73$1,610
Dec 201156596.873.24$1,830
Nov 201159495.723.31$1,967
Oct 201153584.983.65$1,952
Sep 201170883.623.99$2,822
Aug 201168883.404.15$2,855
Jul 201181994.144.52$3,700
Jun 201181492.904.64$3,777
May 201181098.134.40$3,568
Apr 2011766105.964.33$3,319
Mar 201182396.364.06$3,339
Feb 201150985.644.18$2,128
Jan 201157686.504.59$2,643
Dec 201065685.734.35$2,852
Nov 201074180.843.80$2,812
Oct 201078078.103.51$2,737
Sep 201081272.633.98$3,231
Aug 201033073.684.42$1,458
Jul 201073472.554.74$3,477
Jun 201069670.364.91$3,418
May 201063471.124.24$2,685
Apr 201035781.694.12$1,472
Mar 201032878.394.39$1,439
Feb 201026973.585.44$1,464
Jan 201038274.365.96$2,278
Dec 200941471.445.48$2,270
Nov 200940074.593.75$1,501
Oct 200945172.544.11$1,854
Sep 200943965.543.06$1,345
Aug 200940467.423.22$1,300
Jul 200938461.133.46$1,330
Jun 200932466.163.90$1,262
May 200939554.743.93$1,551
Apr 200919846.773.59$710
Mar 200914642.144.06$593
Feb 200921432.814.63$991
Jan 200912735.865.37$682
Dec 200829037.105.98$1,733
Nov 200843855.496.86$3,005
Oct 200844275.246.92$3,060
Sep 2008412101.767.88$3,245
Aug 2008553114.228.48$4,691
Jul 2008590131.0811.39$6,720
Jun 2008539131.3313.03$7,025
May 2008561123.1711.57$6,493
Apr 2008581110.3110.45$6,074
Mar 2008582101.909.66$5,624
Feb 200856292.538.77$4,929
Jan 200865690.388.21$5,383
Dec 200767088.337.30$4,892
Nov 200766391.677.29$4,834
Oct 200771782.856.92$4,963
Sep 200768175.846.24$4,252
Aug 200764969.066.39$4,146
Jul 200765370.906.39$4,171
Jun 200761662.007.55$4,650
May 200761958.747.85$4,857
Apr 200766059.617.81$5,151
Mar 200762256.927.30$4,542
Feb 200750655.108.22$4,157
Jan 200751250.306.73$3,444
Dec 200653356.656.92$3,688
Nov 200652554.207.62$3,999
Oct 200624354.906.01$1,461
Sep 200649860.085.04$2,509
Aug 200654668.717.34$4,008
Jul 200647569.376.34$3,013
Jun 200647566.286.38$3,032
May 200647166.016.42$3,026
Apr 200650964.397.36$3,746
Mar 200654456.707.08$3,853
Feb 200642757.597.75$3,310
Jan 200643160.598.93$3,850
Dec 200563454.9413.42$8,505
Nov 200563354.6910.59$6,702
Oct 200551058.3413.80$7,036
Sep 200545861.4512.08$5,532
Aug 200571661.519.80$7,015
Jul 200569655.697.84$5,459
Jun 200558552.337.38$4,318
May 200559945.226.65$3,984
Apr 200537349.207.36$2,745
Mar 200560050.377.15$4,293
Feb 200542345.226.31$2,670
Jan 200542343.166.32$2,674
Dec 200455239.866.75$3,727
Nov 200449145.286.33$3,108
Oct 200458549.706.52$3,811
Sep 200462643.245.28$3,308
Aug 200453542.375.55$2,970
Jul 200468738.286.08$4,180
Jun 200468136.106.43$4,381
May 200468737.486.49$4,462
Apr 200460534.475.86$3,544
Mar 200454034.365.53$2,986
Feb 200426832.455.51$1,477
Jan 200437832.036.30$2,381
Dec 200341830.266.30$2,634
Nov 200347128.804.60$2,164
Oct 200340928.174.76$1,947
Sep 200349326.314.75$2,341
Aug 200362329.765.13$3,196
Jul 200361329.415.17$3,170
Jun 200358328.565.98$3,488
May 200358926.595.97$3,518
Apr 200353726.675.41$2,904
Mar 200354831.146.10$3,341
Feb 200350233.487.93$3,979
Jan 200356030.315.58$3,126
Dec 200263426.914.85$3,077
Nov 200264824.664.14$2,681
Oct 200264126.464.23$2,711
Sep 200264627.443.64$2,348
Aug 200270625.963.16$2,234
Jul 200265224.583.06$1,996
Jun 200264223.733.34$2,143
May 200270324.663.58$2,520
Apr 200263823.653.51$2,241
Mar 200261022.003.10$1,893
Feb 200257918.222.38$1,376
Jan 200241817.172.38$993
Dec 200164116.932.36$1,516
Nov 200144718.072.41$1,075
Oct 200180919.782.53$2,046
Sep 200175324.262.25$1,695
Aug 200167424.873.05$2,058
Jul 200175823.933.20$2,423
Jun 200174524.563.82$2,849
May 200171725.524.31$3,088
Apr 200168024.685.34$3,628
Mar 200168424.545.38$3,677
Feb 200159827.755.77$3,449
Jan 200164427.478.40$5,409
Dec 200069626.889.12$6,349
Nov 200072932.215.66$4,125
Oct 200075731.235.15$3,895
Sep 200068331.875.19$3,542
Aug 200078429.644.54$3,560
Jul 200080328.534.09$3,284
Jun 200077829.304.40$3,421
May 200082227.263.68$3,025
Apr 200067724.513.12$2,110
Mar 200010728.422.86$306
Feb 200052227.622.73$1,423
Jan 200052825.272.48$1,310
Dec 199954024.282.42$1,309
Nov 199942323.192.43$1,030
Oct 199958420.982.80$1,637
Sep 199947021.752.62$1,231
Aug 199937819.262.88$1,087
Jul 199944317.892.37$1,051
Jun 199991315.942.36$2,157
May 19991,07215.792.32$2,488
Apr 19991,01615.102.21$2,243
Mar 19991,09912.471.84$2,020
Feb 19991,0059.981.82$1,827
Jan 19991,07910.381.90$2,050
Dec 19988409.201.77$1,490
Nov 19981,15610.892.19$2,527
Oct 19981,24112.421.97$2,444
Sep 199890912.592.08$1,893
Aug 199880211.301.91$1,530
Jul 19981,20411.742.24$2,694
Jun 19981,05911.242.24$2,369
May 19981,24912.622.21$2,756
Apr 19981,24513.042.51$3,119
Mar 199861412.802.31$1,418
Feb 199844113.952.30$1,014
Jan 19981,04314.702.15$2,247
Dec 19971,26416.322.41$3,048
Nov 19971,27618.193.09$3,941
Oct 19971,21719.253.15$3,833
Sep 19971,37717.742.95$4,069
Aug 199785917.862.55$2,195
Jul 199757317.582.25$1,288
Jun 199764717.242.26$1,460
May 199767918.972.31$1,567
Apr 199776117.882.08$1,585
Mar 19971,10618.951.94$2,145
Feb 19971,20820.492.21$2,665
Jan 19971,41123.483.54$4,995
Dec 19961,53223.32$0
Nov 19961,15621.97$0
Oct 199668423.31$0
Sep 199694922.22$0
Aug 19961,28720.26$0
Jul 19961,45719.55$0
Jun 19961,58918.73$0
May 19961,40119.43$0
Apr 199693421.51$0
Mar 19961,63919.38$0
Feb 19961,51916.98$0
Jan 19961,55017.07$0
Dec 19951,76017.19$0
Nov 19951,33016.00$0
Oct 19951,00915.43$0
Sep 19951,45016.18$0
Aug 19951,77815.92$0
Jul 19951,77615.24$0
Jun 19951,75816.41$0
May 19951,79217.56$0
Apr 19951,76317.73$0
Mar 19951,84616.44$0
Feb 19951,69316.58$0
Jan 19951,91715.92$0
Dec 19941,94915.03$0
Nov 19941,92515.90$0
Oct 19942,04915.58$0
Sep 19941,99615.29$0
Aug 19942,10816.13$0
Jul 19942,12517.56$0
Jun 19941,88917.09$0
May 19941,86715.88$0
Apr 19941,82914.14$0
Mar 19942,04312.46$0
Feb 19941,84112.50$0
Jan 19942,33712.66$0
Dec 19932,86912.33$0
Nov 19932,28714.49$0
Oct 19933,00315.85$0
Sep 19932,34515.03$0
Aug 19932,50115.66$0
Jul 19932,68015.46$0
Jun 19932,62016.79$0
May 19932,39917.68$0
Apr 19931,76118.05$0
Mar 19931,69918.14$0
Feb 19932,00217.90$0
Jan 19932,14516.93$0

How to read this page

The arithmetic is one multiplication per stream per month. Here it is, worked, on a real row from the table above.

Oct 2025 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Gas                   23 Mcf  × $  3.30 =        $76

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Month total                                      $76

The volumes are the state's, unchanged

Every barrel and every Mcf on this page is a number the Railroad Commission of Texas published in its monthly production query. Nothing is modelled, estimated or filled in.

The dollars are a multiplication, not a valuation

Volume × a published monthly price. It is not what the operator was paid: it takes no account of a contract, a differential, a transportation deduction, or the share any one owner holds.

Oil and gas are priced differently

Oil is a Texas realisation — the crude oil first purchase price. Gas is a benchmark, because no free Texas wellhead gas series exists at any date. The prices page publishes the difference rather than correcting it away.

A lease is not a well

The state reports oil on lease and gas on well, and this page is the lease grain. 7B/G/85310 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.